INgrooves Adds Physical Distribution With New #1 Crystal Method Release
Digital distributor INgrooves has added physical distribution to it offering with the new Crystal Method album "Divided By Night" released on May 12th. In its first week of release, the. Continue reading
Interview: CIMS’ Jim Fahy On ThinkIndie.com
The Coalition of Independent Music Stores (CIMS) recently launched their ThinkIndie online download store. The site was conceived as an answer to the revenue lost to iTunes by independent brick. Continue reading
Think Indie CIMS Digital Store Launched Today
ThinkIndie.com launched today as the music download destination for Coalition Of Independent Music Stores' (CIMS) indie music retail outlets. The catalog comes entirely from indie labels with tracks encoded as. Continue reading
People’s Music Store Adds 300K Universal Tracks To Fan Retail Offering
Universal has become the first major label to embrace fan powered download retailer People’s Music Store. Using the UK based site, fans in set up online stores, choose music, write. Continue reading
Record Store Day Gives Indies Sales Boost
Saturday's National Record Store Day provided U.S. indie music stores and labels with a tangible boost in sales. Billboard chart analyst Ed Christman put the gain at just 1% of. Continue reading
Survey: Despite Recession Fans Will Buy Music
According to a new NPD tracking study 75% of consumers say they will spend the same amount or more on digital music downloads as they did in 2008. 65% will. Continue reading
Sales At Trans World’s Shrinking f.y.e. Stores Drop Another 24%
Fewer stores means less goods sold, and that was certainly the case as the downward music retail spiral continued with losses at Trans World and its shrinking f.y.e chain falling. Continue reading
Layoffs At Redeye Distribution
The trickle down of lower music sales is effecting distributors and today North Carolina based Redeye let at least four staffers let go as part of a move that combines. Continue reading
iTunes To Expand DRM Free & Variable Pricing According To Report
IT'S OFFICIAL: SEE UPDATE HERE. As soon as today at Macworld, Apple will announce that iTunes is expanding its DRM offering to include all of the major labels and will. Continue reading
